(F)athlete, Tri-ing to Get the F Out!

Meatball Roulette

I am back from my Easy Fitness workout, starving and having bypassed my favorite restaurant California Chicken Cafe to “save money” and eat the frozen turkey meatballs from Trader Joes in my freezer.

Turkey Meatballs in some low-sodium tomato sauce isn’t the *most* exciting, but it’s healthy and easy…plop and simmer. And the best part is that I planned to eat 4 meatballs! (maybe 5).

Much to my chagrin, I plopped in four of those balls and THEN turned over the package and saw that the special Italian Style turkey meatballs had 240 calories for TWO. I thought it was some sort of typo, cuz I know me some TJ’s meatballs and it should be 100 for two.

Turned the bag back over and realized that they were missing the all important word “turkey” in front of meatballs. Dammit!

NEVER grab the blue bag! Amateur mistake! Fortunately, I had some freezer-burned TM’s left, so I threw the last 4 of those in. (At least I hadn’t grabbed those horrific meatless meatballs in the red bag…)

The problem is that the meatballs all look exactly the same. I wouldn’t doubt they taste the same too.

So now for our game of Meatball Roulette!

Worst case scenario with a cup of sauce, I end up with a 600 cal meal, best case 320.

Here’s the bowl – 4 balls with no discernable difference.

I’ve had my share of turkey meatballs, so I’m relying on my excellent palate that is specifically tailored to discern the subtleties of TJ’s frozen foods.

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The Athena Project: Then & Now

The Athena Project 2013
Newly *mostly* vegan.
Be a role model for having a healthy, active lifestyle and focusing on HEALTH, with weight loss as the potential nifty effect of living well.
Inspire others to take charge of living clean at any size!
Training captain for Summer TNT Triathlon team.

The Athena Project 2011-12:June 2nd - Half-Ironman in Kona, HIRace at 140!?2011-12 Results: Finished Honu 70.3. Weight continues to hover above 165. End of 2012 was a time of reflection. Health, not weight, may be the end game here.